Tristramella simonis (Guenther, 1864)

Common names.

Kısa çeneli tilapia* / Short jaw tilapia.

Conservation.

Vulnerable (VU).

Material examined.

FSJF 2665 St. 31.

Distribution in the area.

It is found in a spring south of Qala’at al Jarras. It is also known from Levantine and lakes Tiberias and Muzarib (Borkenhagen and Freyhof 2009).